My Foray into My Midwestern Roots

I’ve been researching my family history for almost 10 years. Technology has come a long way! I use Family Tree Maker 16 to compile all of my information. The states I research primarily include Ohio and Indiana, other states include Missouri, Connecticut, Michigan and New York. I don’t live in any of those places which makes research a little more problematic. I like to find little known websites that have tons of information on them – not the ones who direct you to other sites or pay sites.

Personal – Born and raised in Southwestern Ohio then moved to North Texas after high school. With the exception of a year and a half (back in Ohio) I’ve lived in Texas since ’79. Married to the greatest guy in the world who continues to amaze me with his depth of love, spirit, and values. We have four adult children (known on my personal blog as Florida Daughter, Photographer Daughter, Son, and Senior Daughter) and three grandchildren (one living with us known as First Grader). I’m the admin for our church. I volunteer at the elementary school as a room parent and sit on the PTA Board. I’m the webmaster for our church and my high school graduating class. My scrapbook design business has been in existence since October 2003. My hobbies include (besides genealogy), scrapbooking, reading really good books, cooking, and writing.

I found your site and I thought it was very good. Is there software that you used to set up your site? I have tried doing this on my own, but my layouts are very amatuerish. Your’s looks very professional. If you have anything please let me know. BTW I am originally from Anderson and moved to Texas in ’82 then to Chicago in ’97 where regretably I still reside. Texas is home and I hope to return someday. Thanks

Wendy I posted a comment in an earlier part of this site. I believe you are my cousin. My grandfather is Chase Thomas Noonan and my mother is Ruth Noonan Nuessli. My mother died in August of 1952 and my father lived until 1972. My son is Chase Thomas Wagner My great grandmother is Martha Blazer if I am reading your information correctly. I have never seen so much information on my grandfather’s family I have been looking for his type of information for years. Please get in touch with me.

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Happy bloggiversary ! Some good work that you have done here. Content presented in a way that is easy to grasp and the layout looks good too. makes me wonder whether I might benefit from changing my own theme from Twenty-eleven to this one. Better font size. Can you create several levels of menu with this theme?

I am in the process of starting up my own blog that has a lot to do with my family tree. I was looking around for other WordPress blogs to get ideas from. I like your blog! Now that I have been posting more content to my blog I am starting to see that I need to organize the content better. Anyway, you have also given me some ideas of things to look into for my own research. So, thanks!

Wendy,
I love your blog! I just found it searching through genealogy postings for some of my family members. Do you have any information that you could share concerning Johannes Caylor? You listed him on an earlier post saying he was your 4th great grandfather and cited a letter concerning his voyage to America. I haven’t been able to find that information and I am looking for his parents in Germany!

Hi Wendy!
I’m new to this, just started exploring the roots of my own family and came across your blog in my research. I am the granddaughter of Richard Edward Blazer, son of Ira and Marcella Blazer. Jacob and Dorotha are my 6th Great Grandparents. I’m amazed at all of the information you’ve put together here and it helps fill in some of the blanks for me–and it’s given me some ideas about where to go next! Great blog!

Hi Wendy, I live in Buck Creek, Indiana, where your great-great-great-great grandparents are buried in the Hollywood cemetery. Joseph’s is the first recorded grave (1833) there. How exciting to find a living descendent! They have just this summer done a restoration of Hollywood, and I am writing a little article for our church newsletter about it. The cemetery is in the best shape it has been for years. Also, two years ago they repaired the creek side to curb the erosion to the cemetery. It’s a peaceful place. Take care.

I was wondering if you would post something for all your followers of French Canadian descent. The Quebec Family History society presents Roots 2015 – An international conference on family history in Quebec from June 19-21, 2015 at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec. It is the largest English language genealogical conference held in Quebec. For further information you could go to http://www.qfhs.ca/cpage.php?pt=174

I recently stumbled upon your excellent collection of genealogy resources on your blog and love the contributions you’ve made to genealogy enthusiasts and wanted to quickly reach out and see if we can help support your efforts.

Crestleaf.com (a Top 100 genealogy site by Genealogy in Time Magazine) is a free online family tree builder that has been used by tens of thousands of people to document their family history. Along with the family tree tool, we provide free access to 90 Million+ historical records.

Perhaps our site could be added as a resource on your genealogy links section since we offer the data for free. Let me know what you think?

I look forward to hearing from you!

Kind Regards,

Mark Subel
Chief Digital Officerhttp://www.CrestLeaf.commark@crestleaf.com
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Our Blog: Crestleaf.com/Blog
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About Us: Crestleaf.com (a Top 100 genealogy site by Genealogy in Time Magazine) is a free online family tree builder that has been used by tens of thousands of people to document their family history. Along with the family tree tool, we provide free access to 90 Million+ historical records.

I have been trying to help my husband find his ancestors of his paternal grandmother – She died when my father in law was very young She was born Gladys Ruth Callen on Sept 10, 1898 in Paris Texas and married my husbands grandfather( Henry G Donaldson) in Oklahoma and died here in Topeka, KS – I have combed through records in Texas and have gotten no where I saw her on your tree and thought maybe there was a way I could get information on how you might be related and I could attack it from another angle.

Thanks for any information you might be able to share.
Chearie (Cheryl) Wanke Donaldsoncheariecpa@gmail.com